Student Experience

At LMU, we believe education happens in all areas of campus life, both inside and outside the classroom.

When it comes to life outside the classroom, Student Affairs has created a framework to guide students’ experiences in meaningful ways — we call this the Student EXP (short for the Student Experience). The Student EXP is LMU’s dynamic co-curricular pathway to explore, grow, and learn outside the classroom. At its core are Five Pillars, and each represents a habit, a value, or an experience we think integral to developing an LMU Lion.

Information on the Student EXP and much more can be found on the Student EXP website, an online hub for finding details about events and programs, service opportunities, recreation and fitness activities, support and more. Students can also use LEO to find events, join clubs and organizations, receive news updates, and take advantage of life as a Lion.

The Five Pillars of the LMU Student EXPerience:

1. Integrate Mind, Body, and Spirit 2. Commit to Service and Justice 3. Become a Global Citizen 4. Practice Ignatian Values 5. Live a Life of Purpose

Demonstrate transformative growth and develop as whole persons through the integration of mind, body, and spirit.

2. Commit to Service and Justice

Be socially responsible citizens committed to building a more just world

3. Become a Global Citizen

Value the diversity of the human experience and commit to the practice of interculturalism to make meaningful contributions as citizens of the global community.

4. Practice Ignatian Values

Make decisions congruent with their personal beliefs, values, and faith through continuous reflection and discernment.

5. Live a Life of Purpose

Lead a life where their greatest passion meets the world’s greatest need. In the belief that the glory of God is a human being fully alive and grounded in both Jesuit and Marymount traditions, the Division of Student Affairs supports the LMU mission through programs and services designed to advance student learning.

ASLMU

The Associated Students of Loyola Marymount University (ASLMU) is our undergraduate student government. We are a dedicated team that acts as an advocate for student concerns, a liaison between students and the administration, and the major programmer for LMU’s coolest events.

First-year students can get involved as early as the first few weeks through ASLMU as a committee member, a staff member, or a volunteer. Encourage your student to visit the ASLMU office on the first floor of the Malone Building. There are many ways to get involved at LMU. Sorority and Fraternity Life (SFL) might be right for your student. LMU Sorority and Fraternity members perform higher academically, provide over 28,000 hours of community service, and raised over $200,000 for local and national nonprofits over the last two years. With 20 registered chapters to choose from, your student can find the right fit. Firstyear students are eligible to join as early as spring semester if they have at least a 2.5 GPA and 12 hours of college credit. Firsttime spring first-year and spring transfer students are also eligible to join.

Ignatian Leadership Institute

The Ignatian Leadership Institute (ILI) offers students the ability to explore leadership through different perspectives, including individual, group, community, and Ignatian values. Three different oneunit classes are offered during both the fall and spring semesters. The ILI Leadership Seminars are listed in PROWL as EDLA 489, EDLA 490, EDLA 491. The courses are small seminar style experiences, can be taken in any order, and are open for all LMU undergraduate students. As students in the ILI explore the Social Change Model of Leadership Development (along with other leadership concepts such as servant leadership, Ignatian leadership, and a wide range of current social topics and issues), they grow in their ability to lead and make positive change in the world. Visit PROWL to register for a Leadership Seminar or email leadership@lmu.edu for more information.

For more information and to learn how to join an existing organization, your student can stop by the Student Leadership and Development on the first floor of Malone or log into LEO.

Student Leadership & Development

310.338.2877 sld@lmu.edu